It is the type of copyright protection on the disc. I had the same prob with that particular movie. You need to actually play the DVD and see which title the movie is really on. Then in HB have it scan the disc but then manually select the title to rip.
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Is there an Apple "approved" method of adding DVDs to my iPad?
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It is the type of copyright protection on the disc. I had the same prob with that particular movie. You need to actually play the DVD and see which title the movie is really on. Then in HB have it scan the disc but then manually select the title to rip.
RipIt is a fantastic app, and worth every penny of the $20. To rip a DVD you own, pop it in, and it rips to a .dvdmedia file playable by Apple's DVD Player app, but also readable by Handbrake. In Handbrake, browse to the .dvdmedia file as the source, then select the preset you want; AppleTV preset works great for the iPad.
ooh polaris you're making my day. I'll look into it and hopefully post results back on here soon.
It works great; I've been doing it for awhile for my iPod Touch, and my friend has been doing it for his iPad already, and the results are fantastic. Other people on a different forum I frequent report that you can even get the file sizes down a little further by using the "Universal" preset in Handbrake when encoding for the iPad, without too much loss in quality.
At first I thought I had to actually extract the contents of the .dvdmedia file, by right-clicking and "showing package contents", then dragging that out. But Handbrake doesn't require that, it can read the .dvdmedia file by default. Very handy!
Those apps are a life saver, because I also use them to encode all the Barney, Little Einstein, and other cartoon DVDs we own for my daughter, who despite having not touched any for 24 hours finds a way to get peanut butter on everything. :lol: I put the .m4v files on an HP connected to my HDTV, and it works great.
this all may be reason enough to get the adapter for the ipad to my tv at home, thanks!
i'm using handbrake now and its already going. im sure the results will be pretty good, ill just have to keep messing around with the quality settings and whatnot. i like that i can preview the video before i get started too.
Wow, I knew they had pictures of Jonathan Ive shopping on launch day, but he was just there to get you an iPad? And he loaded movies onto it for you??? Awesome.
(sorry, I just had to.)
load DVD in Drive
Open Handbrake
Select source
Wait for Handbrake to read the disc
Select Regular>Normal setting in Preset tray
Click Start
Once done, put file wherever you want on your computer, drop into iTunes, and edit the file info with any info you want to be able to see on your iPad (year, director, synopsis, etc (can all be found at IMDB)) and add some cover art if you like.
Sync video to iPad in iTunes.
Open Handbrake
Select source
Wait for Handbrake to read the disc
Select Regular>Normal setting in Preset tray
Click Start
Once done, put file wherever you want on your computer, drop into iTunes, and edit the file info with any info you want to be able to see on your iPad (year, director, synopsis, etc (can all be found at IMDB)) and add some cover art if you like.
Sync video to iPad in iTunes.
Get this software called "123 Copy DVD" It let's you convert your movies to iPod, iPhone and ipad (and other devices), I had it for about two years, it's awesome and quality is great.
Wondershare is an excellent DVD ripper and converter. I've been using it for months for converting DVD's to iPod.
It costs $30, but you get what you pay for and for me it's worth the money to be far easier to use than Handbrake/VLC or MacTheRipper.
http://www.wondershare.net/macintosh/mac-video-converter-pro/mac-video-converter-pro.html
It costs $30, but you get what you pay for and for me it's worth the money to be far easier to use than Handbrake/VLC or MacTheRipper.
http://www.wondershare.net/macintosh/mac-video-converter-pro/mac-video-converter-pro.html
I was just about to pull the trigger on Wondershare this morning when I came to these forums first. Wondershare is actually more like $50 if you want both DVD and video converter tools. For Windows it appeasrs to be two separate programs (so you only get that deal if you buy both at one time). This seems excessive if a tool like Handbrake can convert and rip from DVD.
What is the benefit of tools like Wondershare other than I'm out $50 and it appears likely the app won't work on multiple computers.
Yeh, $50...sorry.
It has a simpler interface, broader flexibility. I've used Handbrake/VLC, prefer Wondershare.
But you can download the free trial and see for yourself.
Just realized that while wondershare has an iPad converter out, their platinum doesn't yet support the iPad.
I just discovered handbrake yesterday and love the easy to use interface.
I'm sticking with it. I'm so excited to convert my whole collection that ive had on my MacBook to the iPad.
I'm sticking with it. I'm so excited to convert my whole collection that ive had on my MacBook to the iPad.
Adding DVDs to an iPad?
0. Completely power OFF your iPad.
1. Pop open the back cover. The DVD tray is beneath it.
2. Place DVD in DVD tray. BTW, BlueRay disks also supported.
3. Replace back cover.
4. Turn iPad ON.
5. Click on iPod App.
6. Simultaneously hold down the Home, Vol +, and power buttons while sliding the LOCK button to locked position.
Your DVD should begin playing. Enjoy!
0. Completely power OFF your iPad.
1. Pop open the back cover. The DVD tray is beneath it.
2. Place DVD in DVD tray. BTW, BlueRay disks also supported.
3. Replace back cover.
4. Turn iPad ON.
5. Click on iPod App.
6. Simultaneously hold down the Home, Vol +, and power buttons while sliding the LOCK button to locked position.
Your DVD should begin playing. Enjoy!
On windows I use DVD Decrypter to rip the disc.
Handbrake w/ the AppleTV setting but also 2 pass selected.
As far as I know the AppleTV setting works fine on the iPhone 3GS and iPad so whats what I use. Cause I was unhappy with the quality of the Universal setting. Could have just been me. (I have the 3gs dont have the ipad yet)
Handbrake w/ the AppleTV setting but also 2 pass selected.
As far as I know the AppleTV setting works fine on the iPhone 3GS and iPad so whats what I use. Cause I was unhappy with the quality of the Universal setting. Could have just been me. (I have the 3gs dont have the ipad yet)
Adding DVDs to an iPad?
0. Completely power OFF your iPad.
1. Pop open the back cover. The DVD tray is beneath it.
2. Place DVD in DVD tray. BTW, BlueRay disks also supported.
3. Replace back cover.
4. Turn iPad ON.
5. Click on iPod App.
6. Simultaneously hold down the Home, Vol +, and power buttons while sliding the LOCK button to locked position.
Your DVD should begin playing. Enjoy!
Ok I did this but I cannot find the DVD tray
Yup, another form of copyright protection in an attempt deter people from renting or borrowing movies and ripping them illegally to their computer. I needed to search Handbrakes forums to find this solution for movies I have purchased.
Did you shake it three time as the rear cover came off? I may have missed that step.Ok I did this but I cannot find the DVD tray
On a serious note, some dev needs to make an iPad version of VLC.
Adding DVDs to an iPad?
0. Completely power OFF your iPad.
1. Pop open the back cover. The DVD tray is beneath it.
2. Place DVD in DVD tray. BTW, BlueRay disks also supported.
3. Replace back cover.
4. Turn iPad ON.
5. Click on iPod App.
6. Simultaneously hold down the Home, Vol +, and power buttons while sliding the LOCK button to locked position.
Your DVD should begin playing. Enjoy!
I think one should be able to place a DVD disc on top of the screen and there should be "an app for that" that scans the DVD and converts it to a file, from whence it begins playing...
Now you are going to bring in the clowns who say stuff like, "Why doesn't the iPad not have a camera? You know they are just gonna add it in v2." Ugh, those people annoy me.
I'm going to nitpick this statement for a moment, only because there is a way to watch it, and I am currently doing it. Place-shifting with a device like Slingbox is perfectly legal, and accomplishes the desired functionality under certain circumstances. Its far, far from an ideal solution, and does not actually copy the file to your iPad, but it is a "legal" and "approved" way of watching a DVD or BlueRay disc on your iPad or iPhone.
Although it is admittedly a little clunky for DVDs (requires physically placing the DVD into your slingbox-connected DVD player), it does allow you to watch the DVD legally on your iPad. Also admittedly a little clunky is the fact there is not yet a dedicated SlingPlayer for iPad, and you have to use the iPhone app at screen doubled mode, which is less than ideal. However, the SlingPlayer application is "approved" by Apple and works over AT&T's 3G service. Sling has publicly stated that they are working on a dedicated iPad app to make use of the higher screen resolution. It is also clunky, because it requires a web connection or local wifi to watch the DVD.
So yes, there is still no legal way to copy the actual movie to the memory of the iPad. But there is an "approved" and "legal" way to watch the DVD on your iPad, although it currently has many clarifiers and hiccups.
Check out the iPad apps AirVideo or StreamtoMe. Although they are not going to help get the files on your iPad, they will stream them through your wifi, which might be just what you are looking for most of the time.